Professional Development

About Professional Development

In partnership with CARD, PEPSA offers workshops and training events designed to build the professional development capacity of Florida educators to meet the educational needs of students with ASD. This includes Statewide workshops hosted by regional CARD sites, summer training events, and a Pre-Conference Day for Educators at the Annual CARD Conference with nationally recognized experts in ASD. View our ample collection of training content, which you can filter by CARD site, title, presenter, date, etc.

 



Upcoming Webinar Trainings

Site

  Training Title

Presenter

Date

Registration

FAU Today’s ABA: An Effective and Humane Approach for Addressing Problem Behavior

Gregory Hanley, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LABA

August 5

Open
FAU Summer Institute: The ABCs of Autism: Supporting Academics, Behavior, and Communication

Krystle Merry

July 1-31

Open
FAU Summer Institute: Co-Teaching Models of Instruction to Support Educational Design

Krystle Merry

July 1-31

Open
UCF Correcting the Course: Lessons from the Past, Action for the Present, Systems for the Future

Andrew Houvouras, MA, BCBA

June 27

Open
UFJ Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Programs:

Christian Zimmerman M.Ed.

June 3

Open
UFJ Guardianship: How To Best Protect Your Child When He or She Turns 18

Stephen Furnari

June 3

Open
UFJ Autism Pathways: Challenges and Solutions for Identifying
ASD in Girls

Donna Berghauser, PsyD, NCSP

May 14

Open
FAU Game Changer: Developing Healthy Video Game Habits in
Autistic Youth

Steve Arcidiacono, Ph.D.

May 1 - 31

Open
UFJ The General Rules of Discipline of Students with Disabilities
and their Practical Application

Julie Weatherly, Esq.

April 16

Closed
FSU Cracking the Behavior Code: A Book Study for Educators
on The Behavior Code

Jessica Minahan, M.Ed., BCBA

April 1-May 6

Closed
FAU Finding Their Voice: AAC Strategies to Empower Students
with Complex Communications Needs

Elizabeth Biggs, PhD

April 1-30

Closed
FAU Disciplining Students with Autism: Best Practices &
Avoiding Violations of the Law

Mitchell L. Yell, PhD

April 1 - 30

Closed
UFJ The General Rules of Discipline of Students with Disabilities
and their Practical Application

Julie Weatherly, Esq.

April 16

Closed

UCF

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Individuals with ASD

Danielle Liso, Ph.D., BCBA-D

March 28

Closed

UFJ

Understanding Sensory Integration (ASI) Therapy and Its
Impact on Occupational Performance

Dominique Kiefer, OTD, OTR/L

March 12

Closed

FSU

When It’s More than Just Rigidity: Addressing Co-Occurring Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in Individuals with ASD

Andrea D. Guastello, PhD

February 6 & 20
March 6

Closed

FAU Bulletproofing Your IEPs: Developing Educationally
Meaningful & Legally Correct Special Education Programs

Mitchell L. Yell, PhD

February 1-28

Closed